Quick Reference Guide for Band Directors Who Teach Jazz - by Ronald E Kearns (Paperback)

About the Book

This book helps classically trained band directors and music educators design, develop, and teach jazz in schools. It provides practical steps, sample lesson plans, suggested literature, and tackles topics such as budget development, recruiting, retaining, classroom management, and other basic information for developing a successful jazz program.

Book Synopsis

This book helps band directors teach and develop successful jazz programs in middle schools and high schools. Ronald E. Kearns provides a step-by-step approach to starting a jazz program, teaching jazz performance, and maintaining the program once it has been established. He addresses a variety of topics, including:

the first steps that need to be takenintroductory jazz pedagogical skillssample lesson planssuggested literaturebudget developmentrecruitingretainingclassroom management
Oftentimes, band directors--especially those who are classically trained--find themselves woefully unprepared to teach jazz since many colleges and universities only provide a cursory look at teaching or developing a jazz program. This book provides the practical tools to that will help directors overcome these challenges.

Review Quotes

"This is the book--an outstanding band, string, and jazz educator spells it out in a step-by-step journey to developing a new jazz program or improving an existing one. It's loaded with tips, resources, and proven techniques that will jettison your program to new levels of success." --Sally Wagner, author of The Pursuit of Perfection: Creative Strategies for Today's Music Directors

About the Author

Ronald E. Kearns is a retired band, orchestra, and jazz band director. He is a classically trained musician, jazz recording artist, jazz record producer with over forty-five commercially produced recordings and author of three other books for music educators: Quick Reference for Band Directors, Recording Tips for Music Educators, and Quick Reference for Band Directors Who Teach Orchestra.